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To take from one, because it is thought that his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare others, who, or whose fathers have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, 'the guarantee to every one of a free exercise of his industry, and the fruits acquired by it.

WINSTON CHURCHILL

Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom; socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

RONALDUS MAGNUS

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AYN RAND

Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his service to society, and that society may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good.

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March 19, 2010

While I applaud the states and their individual yet collective plans for an assault on the Federal government, I find it to be of a much higher importance that the American people understand the absolute psychological damage, as well as the irreversible damage to the economic security of the nation as a whole, when socialism is allowed to spawn its cancer into a once healthy national body. The virtues of hard work, self reliance, personal character, modesty, and selfless behavior are almost all instantly eradicated in favour of a "what's in it for me" attitude. This attitude transforms into a fear of freedom of thought with regards to the vote as they become terrified of these "entitlements" being stripped away from them. The proof is simply on the other side of the Atlantic. The damage done to once proud and strong European nations is more than just evident, it is sickening to watch.

I urge the Americans to think about the sort of country they wish to live in and make some major decisions about what its worth to and how much they are willing to sacrifice in order to live in the way they choose. To some, the cowardly and the meek, they simply need to give over control of their lives to the rats and vermin of the Marxist machine; the rest shall always be provided. But for the strong, the moral, the just, and the free; life, free from tyranny, requires the highest of sacrifice and hard work. You owe it to yourselves, your children and your nation to fight this onslaught and prevent the cancer from gaining its poisonous foothold in the bastion of freedom. The documents and the heritage are there; like a map to guide you on your way. All that is needed now is the will and the courage to live up to the legacy set time and time again before you.

VEENENDAAL, 19/03/10 - Mayor Ties Elzenga of Veenendaal has advised his residents to avoid certain areas in the town due to a series of violent muggings. Although he says the ethnic background of the perpetrators is not yet clear, he has already made contact with the Moroccan community.

At least three violent robberies took place last weekend along a bicycle route from the centre to the south of Veenendaal, a small town near Utrecht. The victims were stripped and assaulted. Police are speaking of a new form of violence. "A combination of robbery and brutal humiliation," said a spokesman.

Mayor Elzenga has advised all residents to avoid the cycle route along which the offences occurred. "Do not go there if you are alone, and especially not in the dark."

The Christian democrat (CDA) mayor and social workers held talks Wednesday evening with the Moroccan community. "It was agreed that the Imam will pay attention to it in Friday's prayers," said the mayor's spokesman. The local Muslim leader "will call for any information about the muggings to be reported".

At the same time, Elzenga said it has not yet been established that the perpetrators are Moroccans. "We do not yet know which population group the perpetrators come from, but I do fear the worst." Veenendaal has for some time had problems with youngsters of Moroccan origin.

A residents' group says there have been violent muggings for months along the same route. They have written Elzinga a letter: "The negative spiral of theft, violence against fellow-citizens and threats by this group, including Moroccan street youths, evokes seriously unsafe feelings among the indigenous population. We call on the local authority to take forceful and appropriate measures."

Elzenga says he has personally visited the victims. "I can tell you that it has made a gigantic impression on these people," the mayor reported. "One man was stripped of his clothing, dragged to the train rails and robbed of his bankcard. Another has a knife-wound which hit a lung, and will have to stay in hospital for some days."

Elzenga knows full well the ethnic background of the perpetrators as well as the ethnic background of the overwhelming majority of criminal perpetrators across the entire nation. He like the rest of his CDA gang is not in the least bit in the dark about the crisis gripping the Netherlands and plunging it into the lower rings of hell. My cynicism for obvious reasons will just have to trump his hollow efforts at trying to look as if he is somehow concerned with the safety and wellbeing of his indigenous constituents. This is quite simply a ruse to fool the voter into believing that the CDA has all a long been on top of the problem of crime as well as immigration. When a poll suggests a decline in support, as well as the rise of the PVV, then my friends, the politician shall pull out all the stops.

The most ridiculous item here of course would be the announcement that this matter has been forwarded to the "imams"; as if this would lead to some sort of resolution. Even more ridiculous is the fact that there has been no mention of actually cleaning out the vermin through police action. How pathetic can a country be when it simply tells its indigenous population to stay away rather than combating the problem head on? The sad truth and bleak reality is that the CDA like every other bent over political entity in the Netherlands is simply more concerned with voter turnout that the welfare and national security of the country and her citizenry; the rightful citizenry.

It is quite right as well as safe to say that this amounts to nothing less than total sedition and treason by the ruling elite. For these, as well as years more of equally treacherous crimes committed by the leftist vote whores, the Dutch citizen is bound by honour as well as duty to put their own lives on the line and retake the streets by force. The scum and vermin shall rule so long as there is no one to oppose them; the answer I believe it crystal clear. The PVV can only make gradual reforms over time and through the painful drawn out progress of political red tape; the streets are an entirely different matter altogether.

Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday, Erdogan cited figures showing that only 70,000 of the 170,000 Armenians living in Turkey were citizens of his country.

"If necessary I will tell the 100,000: okay, time to go back to your country. Why? They are not my citizens. I am not obliged to keep them in my country," he said.

Irony can be such a sweet taste in ones mouth when it comes in ways such as this. Mr Erdogan; though not in the way you would like, we are in total agreement. I can't think of a better solution to both of our problems. As you and that dung heap of a government you preside over have stated the intentions with regards to those "not counted" among your citizenry, allow me to retort. I couldn't possibly think up a better solution to the current problems facing the citizens of European countries currently infested with those whom you yourself instructed to never integrate or embrace their host country. You see my friend; we also share a similar discomfort with those within our midst who have failed to become a part of society and have openly rejected our way of life; much of this is the result of orders and influence from maniacs like yourself. Certainly a man of your depth and superior intellect would understand that what serves your interests may very well serve the interests of others in much the same way. By all means Mr. Erdogan, you do what you feel is best; we shall do the same.

My friends this is nothing short of a clear cut example of the Islamic double standard. For us to remain silent on this and every other issue where the muslims demand to operate on a different set of rules from the rest of the world only leads to further ridiculous and dangerous behavior by the adherents of this global threat. As Mr. Erdogan has made it a political goal to ensure that Europe is injected and infected with Turkish muslims intent on resisting integration, for the purpose of asserting Turkish dominance in Europe, we must act in turn to deliver his subversive crop of economic leeches right back to his own doorstep. The bulk of the European continent, with the exception of the Marxist Swedes are totally against this expansion to allow the Turks in; we must take it one step further and ensure that all those refusing to integrate or work be turned away as well.

March 18, 2010

President Obama is not worried -- and doesn't think Americans should worry -- about the "procedural" debate over whether House Democratic leaders should go ahead with a plan to approve health care reform without a traditional vote, he told Fox News on Wednesday.

The president, in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, responded for the first time to the controversy over a plan to use a parliamentary maneuver to allow the House to pass the Senate's health care bill without forcing members to vote for it directly.

The esoteric procedure has drawn fierce protest from Republicans, who say Democrats are trying to avoid accountability. But the president said there will be no doubt about where lawmakers stand on health care reform.

"I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or Senate," Obama said. "What I can tell you is that the vote that's taken in the House will be a vote for health care reform. And if people vote yes, whatever form that takes, that is going to be a vote for health care reform. And I don't think we should pretend otherwise. And if they don't, if they vote against it, then they're going to be voting against health care reform and they're going to be voting in favor of the status quo."

Well well Komrade Hussein; its not as if we didn't already know that you have no regard for the system the nation's founding fathers created for the greater good of the United States, or that you hold the people of this country in utter contempt, but it is definitely appreciated that you have outwardly vocalized it in this interview. For anyone that still wasn't aware of this villain and his intentions for the United States, I believe that the air is now officially clear. He has declared that America is his and his alone to do with as he pleases; Constitution, the founders, and the people be damned.

A lot of people are saying, and I am perhaps one of them, that November may be a bit too far and a slight too late for there to be a political resolution to the massive constitutional crisis and threat to national security currently underway in Washington. In a matter of days, the country may be fundamentally changed forever. The road to Marxism has socialised medicine as its foundation, and an out of control, contemptuous, elitist government as its pavers for generations to come. The next 72 or so hours must be understood as the darkest and most perilous in the history of this country with regards to the preservation of its most fundamental principles. The choices that are made by the American people in the next few days could very well hold and change the destiny of the United States. There is no question in my mind that a fight is coming; a fight that the Marxist Democrats assumed would never come as the people were too stupid to understand what was being done to them. i believe that it is time to let them know who the country belongs to and for what principles the people ARE willing to fight and die for.

My American brethren; the time for real and resolute action is upon you. The only way for America is down should the criminals in the White House get away with the evil they are peddling. There is nothing to stop the slippery slope to unadulterated Marxism once the gate is opened. If you are to survive, if you are to preserve the nation that so many of your proud and courageous ancestors fought and died for, then make your stand now. The time to smash the enemy is before he takes his first victory. There may never be another chance as great as the one before you right here and right now. The country is mobilized, the people are angry, fed up, and ready for a fight; harness this wave and unleash hell.

I would have to agree with Mr. Cafferty that this sort of treachery is completley unprecedented in the United States. This violation of the Consitution, as well as the bill's blatant violation of state rights constitute a crime of epic proprtions. The question on the minds of each and every American should and must be; When and where will we draw the line? What price are we willing to pay to restore and preserve the freedoms that so many fought and died for us to enjoy?

At the meeting last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks living in foreign countries to take out citizenship of the new homelands – not to integrate, but rather to become more politically active, according to the website of news magazine Der Spiegel.

Ali Ertan Toprak, deputy chairman of the Alevi community in Germany, told the magazine government representatives had said: “We have to inject European culture with Turkish.”

Erdogan told the meeting countries that did not allow dual citizenship violated basic rights and also likened Islamophobia to anti-Semitism.

Participants told Spiegel that Erdogan repeated elements of his widely criticised speech in Cologne in 2008 in which he said: “Assimilation is a crime against humanity.”

The invitation to politicians and religious leaders of Turkish descent included lunch in a five-star hotel in Istanbul and offered to cover their travel costs.

The title of the meeting was: “Wherever one of our countrymen is, we are there too.”

About 1,500 Turks from several European countries attended, including a Belgian MP and representatives of companies and NGOs.

The meeting was organised by Erdogan’s reigning Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has conservative-religious leanings and has been criticised for pulling the country away from its secular tradition.

Faruk Celik, a minister in Erdogan's cabinet, described German politicians as “my honourable parliamentarians” and described Erdogan as “our Prime Minister.”

I would like to point out the obvious to our friends still floundering about in the sea of acute lunacy and rabid stupidity; when the enemy so blatantly states his objectives and makes his intentions this crystal bloody clear, it would be wise to throw off the ridiculous idea that somehow we can all just get along. The left at this point is no longer placing their chips on convincing us that the muslim has a place among our people; they are now openly campaigning for a general Marxist revolt with muslims counted among their foot soldiers. The only problem with this however is made abundantly clear by Mr. Erdogan; the muslims will never conform to the leftist ideology, furthermore, as we are witnessing in the Netherlands, they will eventually assume control over those short-sighted leftist parties making them their own, thus redefining their objectives and policies into a more pro-islamic platform. This is not a theory but a documented fact; one only needs to view the events within the PvdA in the Netherlands to see this unfolding before our very eyes. Once muslims are in a voting majority, they will no longer support the pantywaist Marxist white candidate; they will ultimately vote for their own.

My friends, this is precisely why our most lethal enemy is the coward, the vote cultivator, the white Marxist within our own countries. The muslim is only doing what any smart enemy would do; to exploit the weakness of its adversary and expand exponentially its chances for total victory at the expense of typical leftist stupidity. We must prioritize and reassess the war ahead by understanding these simple facts. One cannot blame Mr. Erdogan, or the muslim for carrying out its natural imperative. They are quite simply, and openly admitted, the enemy and must be dealt with as an external threat. Those who have infiltrated our society through various insidious means, ultimately obtaining a passport or status as a result of leftist treachery, are still an external threat by every definition possible. When one refuses to "integrate' then one is not a member of society. These people have made their intentions, whether through criminal activity, passive aggression, religious assertion, or any other form of provocation towards the people of their host country, absolutely clear; they reject our way of life and they want to be financed by us in their long term effort to eventually assume control over our homelands. There can be no doubt, no clearer definition of the term "external enemy" in the hearts and minds of any true European.

We must separate the external threat from the most dangerous, treacherous, and lethal enemy; the Marxist who believes that they can somehow convert them into the movement. It is the Marxist who brought them here, allowed them to flourish, and to gain a foothold against us. A muslim holding European nationality can easily be persuaded to integrate or face deportation. Those who refuse can be simply removed from the country and sent to those lands which that particular belligerent seems to hold in such high esteem rather than the non-shariah bastions of sin called Europe. According to the way these people carry on about their righteousness, I can hardly see any reason why they wouldn't embrace such relocation to the pure lands of islam. However, the one argument they will present has been cultivated and built by our Marxist left; welfare. It seems that even after all the reasons why these muslims find us to be infidels, dirty and sinning people, our money is still good. It is for this reason that we must concentrate our efforts at eradicating all reasons for these immigrants to flood our nations in the first place. The only way to do this is to attack and annihilate the leftist movement of mass immigration for the purposes of creating generations of future voters no matter what the peril or the cost to the indigenous population may be. Without the immigrant, the thuggish unions will have their power diminished through a decimated parliamentary presence. They will resort to violence and shall be met in the streets by our legions and also ultimately crushed. It is safe to say that people are less and less tolerant to obsructionist, destructive fits of selfishness; they want to move forward.

Ladies and gentlemen; the enemy is only as strong as the fifth column Marxist benefactor. So long as we continue to allow them to squander our tax revenue on propping up violent, non-productive, and dangerous immigration for their own political ends, we will never attain victory. Remember that the cancer of multiculturalism, social justice, tolerance, and every other moniker that we are force fed into believing is some sort of moral high ground, is the root cause of what has become the morally depraved ruins of a once mighty and great continent. Crime, the lack of morality, the proliferation of rape and violence has all been born out of the left's promises and manipulation of the most basic human characteristics and tendencies. They appeal to the darker sides of humanity by enticing us to throw aside those evil shackles called discipline, morality, faith, and patriotism, and have told us to simply close our eyes and follow without question. Well I say that those days are finished. I say that we are not going to follow this suicidal cult any longer. The war is getting started and it demands our total sacrifice and courage; there is no room for hesitation any longer.

Since Gordon Brown took power in 2007, the union has handed over £11million in donations – almost 25 per cent of the party’s entire funding. It also prevented Labour going bankrupt in 2008 when it issued a written guarantee that it would keep pouring money into its coffers in the future.

According to the dossier, entitled Charlie Whelan’s New Militant Tendency, some 167 Labour MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates are members of Unite.

Unite’s political director, Mr Brown’s ex-spin doctor Charlie Whelan, is back “at the heart” of Downing Street and playing a central role in the election campaign, it says. The Tories also released a new campaign poster declaring: “Cash-Gordon. Unite are funding Brown’s election campaign? What will he give them in return?”

The answer to that question is simple; he will hand them the crushing demise of Great Britain at the hands of pure and unadulterated Marxism in exchange for the vote. Leftist politik has existed for the purpose of its own political longevity and place in power since it was spat upon this Earth by Marx all those years ago. The utter stupidity of human beings, their tendency towards selfish fits of apathy and immorality at the expense of everyone around them has always been exploited by the Marxist for achieving power. Welfare, the key to unlock the populace from the "shackles" of decency, morality, and hard work has been the primary weapon to draw people towards a movement which has never served anyone or anything but those at the top. It is truly astounding how we had such a vivid example in the Soviet Union in our lifetime, the horrors it exacted upon its own people, and yet we still gather like moths to the flame around this "ideology" thinking that somehow it will bring something to our lives. My friends, the time to break a sweat, and forge a life from our own two hands is right here and now. We are not endowed with the right to live off the backs of others. We were not born with the right to act in deplorable and disgusting ways simply because a man or woman who needs a vote says that such vile behavior is a "human right". The nation was not forged upon the lowest forms of human depravity.

Quite the contrary; the nation was formed on the heights of human strength, sacrifice, hard work, and yes, blood. We were not put upon this earth to regress into sloth-like devotion to having absolutely no honour, no courage, and no sense of independence or hard work. We all know the greatness that came before us; we can see it in the structures, the borders, the technology, and the way of life that has made this truly a great country. What sort of lunacy have we descended into to believe that anything less could maintain, let alone build for the future? Great Britain will only remain great when we embrace the morality, the dedication, and the selfless patriotic duty of our ancestors. The nation will only survive if we roll up our sleeves and make the very best of our lives and demand nothing less from our children. When we honour our military and demand that our politicians abandon the practice of throwing open the immigration flood gates for the purpose of voter cultivation, then, and only then will Great Britain achieve and sustain its rightful place as intended by almighty G-d.

The guilt, the robbing and plundering of compassion by the left has got to be eradicated and ultimately replaced with cold, stoic resolution towards a stronger nation. It is overdue for each and every one of us to call a spade a spade and take the fight to those who serve not Britain, but their own political interests. Multiculturalism, welfare, tolerance, PC, and the whole lot of Marxist bull {expletive deleted} must be smashed for there to be any hope for our future. We all know that these terms, these agendas, were created to serve a political purpose. Yet until; now, we have been afraid to question their validity due to the effective strategy of the left to peg us all as traditionalist fascists and the like. Name-calling, labeling, and accusations must not be an obstacle or any sort of effective bulwark against our duty to bring this nation and all western nations out of the darkness that the 1960s cancer has infected once great and proud nations with the across the European continent. It is simply ridiculous to have arrived at a point where we are afraid of being called a silly name when our very lives are on the line. The time for courage and fearless dedication to the fight has long since arrived. Gordon and his entire cancer have got to go.

A Royal Navy attack submarine has been sent to the Falkands to boost security as speculation mounts that drillers have found oil there, it was revealed today.

HMS Sceptre, a Swiftsure-class nuclear-powered submarine, has been sent to the Islands from southern Africa, say sources.

It is hoped that the presence of the 5,000-tonne submarine will make Argentina think twice about laying serious claims to the British islands.

The vessel is equipped with Spearfish anti-ship torpedoes and took three weeks to reach the Falklands.

A source told The Sun newspaper: 'It has state-of-the-art listening sensors and will be monitoring all ship movements in the area.'

It was expected, they said, that the presence of the sub would 'strike fear into the hearts of any possible enemy'.

Details of Sceptre's presence in the waters around the Falkland Islands came as speculation mounted that British firm Desire Petroleum has struck oil.

It is expected to announce next week whether it has had success.

As much as it is undesirable for any confrontation; it is always a constant that the Latin American state rattle it's tin sabre and whip up the populace in order to bolster polling numbers and public unity. What is totally uncharacteristic is for the United States to behave in a way where it sides with such leftist populism against what was thought to be an unbreakable alliance. It is truly shameful that the American people are allowing this to pass without so much as a "hey wait a minute". Funny how friendships can be burned and tossed aside over the need to rebrand America as a born again Marxist champion of 'social justice". Even more insidious would be the virtual silence of the population while Komrade Hussein chooses Argentina over Britain, the Arabs over Israel, the Russians over the Eastern Europeans; when will the American people understand that healthcare is just the tip of the iceberg with this villain?

March 16, 2010

I would like to believe that this is about as remote of a possibility as any real attempt to disram the public. However, as this is probably one of, if not the most dangerous collection of crooks and criminal Marxists ever to get hold of the White House, I must reside in the reality that there is no part of the American Constitution that is safe from destruction. In truth, what scares me the most, is not the move itself, but the possible inaction of the American people. I have always had faith in the American population, their steadfast defense of the freedoms and liberties enshrined by the founding documents, but then again, Komrade Hussein was elected. I only hope that Americans from all walks of life understand the absolutely evil precedent about to be set and the lethal blow that this will cause to the American way of life should the people do nothing. It is time to fight and fight with the knowledge that any level of inaction will spell curtains for every principle this nation was founded on. Is there really any reason why any American would take this laying down? I for one cannot think of any.

March 12, 2010

Switzerland has come under criticism in a key United States human rights report as an example of anti-Muslim discrimination in Europe.

The US State Department’s annual report on Human Rights released in Washington on Thursday cites in its introduction last November’s popular vote in Switzerland to ban the building of minarets. It describes growing European discrimination against Muslims as “ an increasing concern”.

Elsewhere the report mentions bans and restrictions on Muslim head scarves and burkas in France, Germany, and the Netherlands. It says that Muslims in the Netherlands are the victims of frequent minor acts of discrimination, including intimidation, brawls and abusive graffiti.

In its section on Switzerland the report says that the police at times used excessive force “occasionally with impunity”.

And here I was under the impression that we were not doing enough to ward off the onslaught of this cult in western lands. Now don't misunderstand me; I am well aware of the fact that this is nothing short of the height of political pandering by this "State Department" and that it smacks of the worst and most obvious stenches of appeasement. I am also aware of the fact that this is the same "State Department" which declared British Falkland Islands to now be known as "The Malvinas; whatever the hell that means. So lets be perfectly clear here when we declare that this so-called report is nothing short of a political stunt in the wake of Obama failing to block a congressional ruling that the Armenian genocide is precisely that; a genocide. It also unsurprisingly follows in the wake of Biden pandering to the Palestinian animal by once again blaming Israel for all the world's woes. So the truth is that no one ought be surprised by such statements by such an administration. I myself am not; not in the least.

As far as the "charges" are concerned; am I the only one who struggles to contain fits of laughter after reading them? With a roaring majority of crime, violent crime being committed by muslims across Europe, it beggars belief that the only reports to be made are the instances of discrimination against the poor defenseless muslim. I haven't even the frame of mind to lower myself to refuting claims like graffiti or domestic violence; enterprises quite under the monopoly of those the "State Department" endeavors to coddle and appease. Spare us the show Ms. Clinton; we have seen this production time and time again. With the ascendancy of conservatism and nationalism across the European political spectrum, it would appear that you just aren't going to have much luck selling tickets. It is your ilk, the common threads of the same disease which impregnated and grew this cancer of the Islamo-Bolshevik cancer throughout Europe; please do not suffer any unnecessary degrees of shock when you realize that these tricks of yours are nothing new on the old continent. We are simply not going to allow thieves like you to prey upon our compassion or heartstrings any longer.

A question to the American public; does memory no longer serve you in a logical and sensible way? Have you lost track of the numbers of your brethren who have fallen prey to this cancer? Have you not been paying attention to headlines every single day? The enemy has been and will continue to be a two part equation. There are those, whose very fiber is spent towards murder and the spread of their cult, while the other fuels their spread through the foolish belief that the former can be somehow harnessed and converted towards the church of Bolshevism. Where there is Islam, there is socialism and vice versa. This is the reality that we as a people must face if we are to combat this evil with all our might. They are both equally destructive and must both meet the same edge of our sheer will. In fairness I am quite convinced that the American public does not share the same pink haze of sunshine and lies that this administration feeds it on a daily basis; however, there will only be progress when the people stand up for themselves and declare for whom they fight. It, I cannot stress this enough, it has never been more abundantly clear whose side this White House stands on.

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VALERY GISCARD d'ESTAING

"Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals that we dare not present to them directly [...] All the earlier proposals will be in the new text, but will be hidden and disguised in some way."

NICOLAS SARKOZY

"There is a cleavage between people and governments. A referendum now would bring Europe into danger. There will be no treaty if we had a referendum in France."

VALERY GISCARD d'ESTAING

"The rejection of the constitution [by the voters in referendums] was a mistake which will have to be corrected."

JOSCHKA FISCHER, German Foreign Minister 1998

"Transforming the European Union into a single State with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of the age"